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Proof of financial ability

UiT offers all students a distinct advantage over many universities around the world: there are no tuition fees. Students do not pay tuition fee, but a semester registration fee of NOK 590 after admission.

International applicants from outside the EU/EEA area, who are applying to our bachelor's or master's level study programmes, are required to document financial ability to cover their own living expenses for one academic year.

If financial ability is not documented, the application for admission will be rejected, regardless of academic qualifications.

You must prove access to funding through one of the following documents:

Self-funding applicants: Please upload your recent official bank statement/transcript in your name showing possession of the required amount of money.

Sponsored applicants: If you are sponsored by another person, you must document

1- sponsor's guarantee letter (the sponsor must state in the letter that he/she is willing to transfer the equivalent of NOK 111 657 to the Student Deposit Account if/when the applicant is admitted for studies.), AND

2- sponsor´s recent official bank statement/transcript.

Applicants with scholarships or student loan: Please upload the official letter confirming that you are eligible for a scholarship/student loan from the funding or educational authorities in your home country.

NB! After being offered admission, you are required as self-funding non-EU/EEA student to transfer the required amount of money to a holding/deposit account to apply for a Study Permit. Read more on Study Permit and financial requirements.

Many students depend on a sponsor for financial support or scholarships/student loan from home country. A guarantee from a sponsor is:

A letter in which the sponsor states that he/she will guarantee that the required amount of funding will be at the disposal of the student during the whole academic duration.

NB! The sponsor guarantee must be uploaded before the application deadline 1 December together with other admission requirements. If admitted, the sponsor must be aware that he or she must transfer the required amount of money into the student deposit accountat the Arctic Student Welfare Organisation of Norway in Tromø, Norway within 1 June.

OR

An official and notorized letter from a governmental or private agency confirming that you are eligible for a scholarship/student loan from the educational or funding authorities in your home country.

NB! After being offered admission, you are required as self-funding non-EU/EEA student to transfer the required amount of money to a holding/deposit account to apply for a Study Permit. Read more on Study Permit and financial requirementswithin 1 June.

SCHOLARSHIPS

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has no scholarships to offer to cover your living expenses in Norway unless you already have one before your arrival or under certain exchange schemes in collaboration with your home university.

For applicants from countries outside the EU/EEA, this means that you are required to submit a proof of financial ability to show that you are be able to cover your own living exepnses while studying at UiT.

The Quota Scheme scholarships has been discontinued. There will be no further admission under this scheme.